Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-21
OMAHA 8 YANkIon.

UMAHA Il IhNksUH.
what the Newspapers ut the Other
En6 say About the PROPOSED Rail-
read.
Omaha Republican, IA: The people
of Yankton, Dakota. are determined to
have o railroad from Omaha TO their
town. This speaks well for the people
of Yankton. II proves that they are up
to snuff and know a thing or two. Oma-
ha congrstulstes them and will do all
she can to put the enterprise through.
Outside of Yanktcn and some of the
towns between here and there, hardly
any one has any idea of the determina-
ton OF the movement that is on foot.
Meetings ere being held and committees
appointed to urge immediate action.
The Hon. A. b. Slater, Col. James Brit
ton and Mr.. John L. Bressler of Wayne,
Nebraska, have been delegated by the
citizens of their county to work the pro-
iect and get others interested. Like
action has been taken at West Point,
Yankton and other towns. These par
ties now want to get a meeting with the
capitalists and business men of Omaha.
MIR. Nattinger, secretary of the board
of trade. is in receipt of letters every
day, strongly advocating the impor-
lance of the scheme and wanting to
know what con be done here. MIR. Slater
was in the city himself yesterday and
took q bird's-eye view OF the situation.
He left for home last night full of en-
couragement and will ommen boom
ing things. The time is right and the
people are red hot. They mean business
and seem very much surprised to think
that Omaha would hang back q minute.
A revival of the Omaha & Northern
PROJECT seems to be about the thing most
desired, though something entirely new
would answer just as well. The route
proposed runs from Omaha northwest
to West Point. and thence almost due
north through Wayne to Yankton. 1t
invades a very thiokly settled, we'll Gull
tivated, rich and productive region half
way between the Missouri river and the
Fremont, Elkhorn Il Missouri Valley
road and the opening beyond Yankton
for a railroad is said to be as fine and
inviting as was ever seen. negotiations
have been had with construc-
tion companies in Chicago who offer
to build 200 miles OF the road
for the county and township bonds that
can easily be secured. a committee
consisting OF General Beadle, Ext Govern.
or Edmunds and j, Il. Hanson will start
from YanktoE to Omaha in q few days
to meet representatives OF the construc-
ton companies. They want the citizens
OF Omaha who are interested in adding
another valuable improvement to the
city's interest to give them q hearing
and see what can be done towards or.
ganizing a company. Mr.. Slater and
others, who have been over much. of the
route, declare that it affords an easy
grade, will be more free from danger of
srow blockades than any that they now
have, and that all but the irst seventy
five miles south of Yankton is thickly
settled, and that stretch is settled to- q
large extent. A hssty canvass leads the
committee to believe that every county
on the route will vote bonds, and they
will ascertain this certainly on their
way down. They have an abiding faith
IN the value of q road to Omaha and the
South Omaha stock yards, but say that
if it is not built before the bridge at
Sioux City is constructed Sioux City
and Chicago will get a hold upon the
northwest counties which it will be
difficult to shake off.
Omaha Herald: Lit begins to look at
through the Omaha Northern by another
name, the Omaha, Wayne & Yankton, is
going to be built, not from Omaha tc
, Yankton but from Yankton to Omaha
t Enthusiastic meetings have been held
, at Yankton, Wayne and other points
and q general meeting is to be held in
this city May % to consider the project
. Subsidies are to be asked from points OF
the line to extent of S500.0 600, OF which
sum this city will ba asked to bear It'll
share. OF course such O road would b.
> of vast benefit to Omaha, but the people
5 of this city will want o very thorough
/, understanding regarding the proprietor.
ship of the new road before they vots
money to aId in building the line. I
will want to know for instance whethe
1t is to be a Milwaukee adjunct or Mis-
souri, Pacific adjunct, and if the latte,
4 whether the Short Line to Plattsmoutl
i, is to be built or not.
. Omaha Republican: Secretary Nat
finger, of the board of trade, yestsrda,
1 received o letter from Wayne, stain,
that the citizens OF that place were YER.
enthusiastic IN regard to the propose,
new railroad between Yankton an,
. Omaha. The letter stated also that
/ committee of citizens from Yankton
9 Wayne, Harrington, West Point an,
i Fremont, accompanied by representa-
tives of the parties who proposed t
build tho road, would be in Omaha o.
s May %. Mr.. Nattinger will place tn,
d mstter before the members of the boar
of trade.
Omaha Bee: The people Of Yanktor
Dakota, are very enthusiastic over tn
t proposed line Of road to be built fron
-Omaha to Yankton, through Washing
ton, Dodge, Cunning, Wayne and Ceda
counties. It appears that those at th
head OF this enterprise mean bushes
= and if proper encouragement is offered
d the road will be built at once; 5000
are wanted from Omaha and intermedi
ate points. 1t is called the Omaht
Wayne & Yankton railroad, and woul
q give to Omaha a direct line to the nortt
something greatly needed. The peopl
OF Ysnkton ave enthusiastic on the sui
Q ieot, as are also citizens of towns alon
the proposed line. A meeting will b
held in Omaha on May %, when com
mittees from each point will make thel
reports, as to the amount of money tina
can be raised. Our citizens should Civ
Il this matter their attention.